The best German comedies
The top 3 according to 24 votes from people: Ödipussi · Pappa ante portas · Manitou's Shoe. (Updated Sep 27, 2023.)
The German comedies that score best with Kino.de, Filmstarts, Moviepilot and at the box office, from Loriot to Bully Herbig.
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Top 12
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Ödipussi
Loriot, 1988. A 56-year-old mummy's boy falls in love; Loriot's first feature film.
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Pappa ante portas
Loriot, 1991. A purchasing manager forced into early retirement turns the household upside down.
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Manitou's Shoe
Michael Herbig, 2001. A parody of the Winnetou films; one of the most successful German films.
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4
Good Bye, Lenin!
Wolfgang Becker, 2003. A son hides the fall of the Wall from his mother.
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The Punch Bowl
Helmut Weiss, 1944. Heinz Rühmann as a fake schoolboy; a cult film in student cinemas.
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6
Suck Me Shakespeer
Bora Dağtekin, 2013. An ex-convict becomes a substitute teacher; multi-award-winning.
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Toni Erdmann
Maren Ade, 2016. A father in false teeth and his career-driven daughter in Bucharest.
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8
Sun Alley
Leander Haußmann, 1999. Growing up by the Wall in 1970s East Berlin.
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9
Rabbit Without Ears
Til Schweiger, 2007. A gossip reporter must do community service in a nursery.
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10
The Kangaroo Chronicles
Dani Levy, 2020. Marc-Uwe Kling's communist kangaroo in Berlin-Kreuzberg.
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11
Otto – The Movie
Xaver Schwarzenberger and Otto Waalkes, 1985. Over 14.5 million viewers, the most successful German comedy.
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12
Maybe... Maybe Not
Sönke Wortmann, 1994. Til Schweiger moves in with a gay man; based on Ralf König.
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Comments (4)
Toni Erdmann als Komödie, ja, aber die Party-Szene ist zum Schreien.
Die Feuerzangenbowle jedes Jahr zu Weihnachten, Pflicht!
Der Schuh des Manitu habe ich bestimmt 20 Mal gesehen 😂
Ödipussi auf Platz eins, Loriot ist unschlagbar. «Ein Klavier, ein Klavier!»